Free (Kindle) Raising the Bar: Role of Lawyer in Society [US Law History & Sociology]

[ATDrake]

Raising the Bar: The Crucial Role of the Lawyer in Society by Talmage Boston, himself a litigator, is his layperson-friendly US legal history cum sociology examination of Exactly What It Says In The Title, exploring both historical and recent and fictional lawyer figures and their influence on stuff, free courtesy of the State Bar of Texas (Wikipedia) via their publishing arm TexasBarBooks.

This has quoted editorial review praise from various prominent US legal figures.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and apparently worldwide).

I actually kind of suspect this is a KDP freebie from the author who either has the rights-reverted since the 2012 hardcover publication or owns the e-book rights outright, but it's a pretty nice-looking freebie and looks to deserve a feature spot.

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because I quasi-academic stuff which involves history and sociology and the effects of stuff on other stuff, and this one looks pretty nifty.

Enjoy!

Description
How different might our country be, if not for the contributions of devoted lawyers? As Talmage Boston notes, twenty-six of the United States' forty four presidents have been lawyers, among them the most celebrated of our country's leaders: Abraham Lincoln. By following the examples of such consummate lawyers as Lincoln and others, lawyers today can "raise the bar" by reestablishing the legal profession's once hallowed reputation.

Boston points to historical, modern, and even fictional legal role models that today's lawyers can emulate. In addition to Lincoln, the stories of Leon Jaworski and James A. Baker III, should serve as inspiration to today's legal professionals. One of the most popular literary characters ever put on page and screen, Atticus Finch, remains an icon in the world of fiction.

And popular lawyer-novelists such as John Grisham and Richard North Patterson bring legal matters to public attention and show us both the successes and failings of our legal system.

Written for lawyers and laypersons alike, Boston's detailed accounts of these men provide a blueprint for what attorneys can and should do to raise the bar and remind the public of the legal profession's crucial role in society.